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'Fed up' woman killed grandson, police say

A Florida grandmother is charged with murdering her 6-year-old grandson while his older brother cried in the next room.
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Associated Press
11:18 a.m. MST August 7, 2014

Martha White, 63, was found covered in blood with a bottle of wine and a Xanax, about a half mile from the boys' home. Police are still trying to determine a motive for White to kill her grandson Mason Rhinehart.(Photo: Leon County Jail)

The Democrat cited court documents as saying that White told deputies she was "fed up."

Leon County Sheriff's Office spokesman Lt. James McQuaig told the newspaper it was too early in the investigation to determine a motive.

Police say Mason Rhinehart was stabbed multiple times Tuesday, while White was babysitting him and his older brother.

The Democrat reported that deputies found White covered in blood a half-mile from the home. The newspaper also reported that Mason's older brother told deputies he heard his sibling plead for mercy while in a locked bathroom with his grandmother.